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Friday night came and Beelzemon was sitting on the couch, waiting for Ms. Shinshiju to be done with helping Valeri to get dressed. Beelzemon looked up from the TV and his jaw dropped when he saw Valeri walking through the doorway. She was wearing a one-strapped black dress made of satin-like material that went just below her knees and black low-heeled boots that went to her knees and zipped up on the sides. Her hair was put up in an invisible French braid
Um, y-ya like it? Valeri asked, smiling shyly and blushing lightly.
Beelzemon stood up and walked over to her. Val, ya look sooo
whoa, sexy. He looked her up and down and whistled.
Valeri blushed deeply. T-thanks. Soo, arent you going to wear your shirt?
Nah, too nice outside for that. Ill just wear my jacket. He picked up his jacket and slipped it on.
Oh, Ok.
Damn do you look sexy! Looks like Im gunna haveta keep the other guys from tryin ta hit on ya. he said with a chuckle.
Valeri giggled. I know you will.
Beelzemon brushed a stray strand of hair off her face, leaned down, and kissed her softly, resting one hand on her cheek and one arm around her waist. Valeri put her hand on his cheek.
Yuri walked in and, seeing the two, sighed. Val, you are so lucky.
The two pulled away and looked at her. She was wearing a glittery red spaghetti strap dress that had a ruffled bottom and ended just above her knees. She wore black leather strapped high-heeled sandals that buckled. Her hair was put up just like Valeris. She had on red heart-shaped earrings and makeup.
Why? Valeri asked.
Because you have such a hot boyfriend. Who woulda thought that the girl who had no friends and was so shy she had a hard time asking others for stuff would even get a boyfriend!
Ah, shut it Yuri! Beelzemon barked.
I dont have to.
Now, now thats enough you two, Ms. Shinshiju said as she walked into the room. Come on, get in the van.
When they reached the school Yuri went to find her friends and Beelzemon followed Valeri as she looked for Michael. They found him sitting in one of the chairs near the back of the gym.
Many of the teenagers, especially the boys, stared at Valeri and in surprise; she usually wore more casual, less girly outfits. They could not help but stare at her, at least until Beelzemon shot them venomous glances and growled warningly.
Hey, Michael. Valeri said as they reached were he was sitting.
Michael looked up at her and gasped. H-hello. He blushed deeply and turned his gaze away.
Im gunna go stand by the entrance. Beelzemon said, indicating with his thumb. He turned and walked away.
Oh, alright. Cya. Valeri said, slightly disappointed that he was not going to stay. She sat down beside Michael.
S-so, um
you look astounding
. he said, quite flustered.
Valeri smiled shyly. Thanks.
Beelzemon was watching them with disgust from the other side of the room. He was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and one foot one the wall. Shes MY girlfriend! Why should she be hanging out with him? Doesnt she know he likes er? Maybe not. Or maybe shes just ignoring him and being, bleh, nice. Thats the way she is. He looked up at the ceiling and closed his eyes.
He opened his eyes and looked down to see Valeri holding a cup of water. Hmm?
She held up the cup. I thought you might want something to drink.
Thanks. he said, taking the cup from her and taking a sip.
She smiled. Youre welcome.
Beelzemon smiled and put his hand on her cheek. You do know that Michael likes ya, doncha?
Valeris smile faded. Yes. She sighed.
Not gettin any ideas right?
Course not, Valeri hugged Beelzemon. I love you and no one else, cept Mom and Yuri of course.
Thats good.
Well, Id better get back to Michael, wont you come with?
Nah, ya know how I feel about him.
She sighed. Yes, well, Ill be back in a couple minutes ta check up on you.
Beelzemon smiled as he watched her walk away. I never thought Id have a friend, yet here I am with a human that loves me. A human! Oh well, I love her all the same. God she looks so beautiful in that outfit. Well, actually she looks beautiful period. He downed the rest of his water, tossed the cup in the trashcan, rested his chin on his chest, and closed his eyes as he crossed his arms.
Valeri walked over to Michael. He was staring straight ahead, eyes full of terror.
Whats wrong Michael?
Its Dagger. Hes coming this way, and he doesnt look happy. Michael replied in a frightened whisper.
Valeri turned around and saw Dagger stomping towards them, a hateful look on his face. Oh God.
Valeri! I gotta bone ta pick with you! Dagger said, grabbing her by her shoulders and pushing her against the wall.
Uh, w-what is it?
What the hell do ya think youre doin hanging around with my brother? Why wont you hang out with me? Dagger asked hurtfully. He pushed harder on her shoulders. And might I add you look quite sexy in that outfit?
Ow! Stop! Let go!
Aw, come on, babe. Wanna go out with me? Dagger asked, a feral grin spreading on his face. He ran his fingers across her cheek.
Valeri gave him a look of disgust. Why would I want to go out with the guy that beats me up every day? I dont think so.
Dagger growled. You stupid bitch! Fine, then Ill just make you. He leaned closer and pressed his lips to hers in an eager, hungry kiss that bruised her lips, pressing his body against hers to keep her from struggling.
Valeri kicked him hard in the shin and he pulled away.
OW! Why you-! He balled his hand in a fist and backhanded her viciously.
Tears swelled in Valeris eyes and she could taste blood in her mouth. Ow
Michael had run over to Beelzemon. Beelzemon! My brothers got Valeri!
What? Beelzemons eyes snapped open and he looked up to see Dagger with Valeri pinned to the wall, forcefully kissing her. He rushed over to them, knocking everyone out of the way. Damn that boy! This time Im gonna kill him!
Valeris eyes widened when she saw Dagger pull out a switchblade after he pulled away from the kiss.
He pressed it to her throat. Im gunna give you a choice. Either ya go out with me or Ill slit yer pretty throat!
Valeri was unable to answer, not wanting to hurt her throat on the blade.
Dagger pressed the blade harder into her throat and squeezed her injured shoulder harder. Valeri cried out in pain, tears slid down her face.
Beelzemon came up behind Dagger and grabbed him by the back of his throat. How dare you harm Val! Ive been waitin ta be able ta getcha for hurtin her!
Dagger struggled uselessly as Beelzemon slammed him into the wall not far from Valeri. Valeri slid down the wall and put her hand on her throat, pressing her lips together to keep from crying out.
Nobody hurts my girlfriend and gets away with it! Beelzemon snarled in Daggers face.
Daggers eyes widened in surprise. What the hell are you talking about?!
Beelzemon hurled Dagger into a large crowd of scared teenagers before walking after him. Valeri stood up and took off towards the entrance.
Beelzemon heard her and spun around. Val! He took off after her. He found her standing outside.
Valeri looked over her shoulder at him as he walked up to her. He could see the tears on her face glinting in the light from the moon and her whole body shaking. He could also see the bruises on her cheek and lips.
Val? You alright? he asked as he walked up to her
Valeri nodded and removed her hand from her throat to wipe her eyes, show him the long line oozing blood.
Beelzemon untied his bandana and wrapped it around her neck. Better? he asked, tying the ends.
A little. Thanks.
Yer welcome.
Valeri rested her head against his chest and he put his arms around her.
Its alright now. Hes not gonna hurt you anymore. Beelzemon said soothingly, running his claws through her hair slowly.
I know. Valeri said softly, closing her eyes.
I think I got somethin that might cheer ya up.
Hmm? Valeri looked up at him curiously.
Beelzemon took a small black box from under one of his arm guards and held it out to Valeri.
What is it?
Open it.
Valeri opened the lid and gasped. Inside was a silver chain with an aqua green dragon wrapped around a red heart-shaped stone.
I thought you might like it, since you like dragons.
Oh, Beelzemon. I love it! Thank you. She hugged him happily.
Beelzemon smiled. Yer welcome. He fastened the necklace around her neck.
Valeri pulled away. I have something for you too, she said, pulling a folded piece of paper out of a hidden pocket on her dress.
She held it out to him and he took it, looking at her questionably. He had not been expecting to get anything from her.
He unfolded it and surveyed the picture before looking up at her. Val, I-I dont know what ta say. No ones ever made somethin for me before.
Valeri smiled. You dont have to. I was hoping you would like it.
Beelzemon sighed. I love you, so much. He brushed his hand across her cheek and leaned down to kiss her passionately yet gently because of her bruised lips.
Both were unaware that Michael was watching them as they made-out. He sighed. I guess she only liked me as a friend. Desolate and disappointed, Michael walked back inside.
Beelzemon pulled away. Happy Valentines Day, love. You wanna go back inside?
Sure, if you want. I feel better now.
Beelzemon smiled. Aright.
They walked inside. Inside everyone was calming down and continuing with their conversations, the music was still playing. Suddenly Only One by Yellowcard stared up.
I like this song. Valeri said quietly.
Beelzemon put his arms around her, listening to the lyrics. You know, this kinda says how I feel about you.
Valeri giggled. Yeah. You know, this could be our song.
Valeri sang along to the song under her breath. This really has been a Happy Valentines Day.
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Eighteen cities in California have either banned or restricted the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. Below is a sample of what some cities in the South Bay are doing.
Carmel: In 1975, it became the first city in the state to ban blowers.
Mountain View: In 1992, the City Council decided against a ban.
Palo Alto: The current ordinance restricts the hours of use. Blowers can be used between 9am and 5pm Monday through Saturday, and between 10am and 4pm on Sundays and holidays. The city is debating whether to impose a total ban.
Los Altos: A ban was enacted by voters in 1991.
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Apr 3, 2012, 6:19 PM EDT
From the Orlando Sentinel's Joshua B. Robbins:
Ryan Anderson says his right ankle still looks like a "softball." He's wearing a walking boot.
The 23-year old Anderson, who was once a throw-in in a trade that sent Vince Carter to the Magic, has been enjoying a breakout season for the Magic — his PER is at 21.99, he leads all NBA players in 3-pointers made while sinking 41.3% of his attempts from deep, and he's averaging 7.5 rebounds per game. The Magic have lost their last three games with Anderson in the lineup, so it's conceivable that they could have a very tough stretch run if he doesn't get healthy soon. Anderson is currently listed as "day-to-day."
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Howard and Nelson are out tonight as well. Hold onto your pinstripes Magic fans, it's going to be a rough one tonight.
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They actually didn't do that bad. They usually do worse vs the pistons. We need our big 3 back ASAP!!!
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Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- West Texas Intermediate crude options volatility rose, nearing the highest level since November, as futures fell to a five-week low amid rising supply.
Implied volatility for at-the-money February WTI options, a measure of expected futures movements and a key gauge of value, was 19.62 percent at 4:20 p.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange, up from 18 percent on Jan. 3, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
At-the-money volatility sank to 13.02 percent on Dec. 26, the lowest level since at least 2006, amid thin trading and speculation prices would remain range-bound through the Christmas and New Year's holidays.
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WTI for February delivery slid 53 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $93.43 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest settlement since Nov. 29. The five-day losing streak is the longest since September. The volume of all futures traded was 19 percent below the 100-day average at 2:57 p.m.
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In the previous session, calls accounted for 53 percent of trading volume of 169,637. February $100 calls fell 9 cents to 5 cents on volume of 5,801 contracts. March $105 calls declined 6 cents to 11 cents on 5,477 lots.
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RACINE, Wis. ̶ The introduction of AFS Connect telematics in the Case IH Advanced Farming Systems (AFS) lineup represents the beginning of a new era in equipment technology. Telematics technology provides growers with the opportunity for increased return on investment through a line of products that will continue to expand and grow.
"Telematics creates a pipeline to send machine, agronomic and job-site information over the air to help customers maximize their efficiency and decision-making capabilities," says Trevor Mecham, Case IH AFS Marketing Manager. "Essentially, AFS Connect collects data from a machine's electronics, display and GPS satellites and forwards the information over the air. Farm owners and managers will be able to remotely locate, communicate and track their entire fleet with ease. They can monitor multiple activities and equipment in their fields from a computer in their office."
Two new Case IH telematics programs – AFS Connect Manager and AFS Connect Executive – will be available through Case IH dealerships next spring, says Mecham. AFS Connect Manager will offer fleet management capabilities, localization of machines, a working status overview, and alerts and security features.
"Fleet management pinpoints the location of a given machine," explains Mecham. "Alerts and security include geo-fencing, which can guard against theft by ensuring a machine stays within certain coordinates; and curfew management, which can send an alert if a machine is started after working hours."
AFS Connect Executive includes all the features of AFS Connect Manager as well as virtual display, performance analysis, messaging and file management. "The virtual display allows the user to check up to four machines on the same page," says Mecham. "Owners can create charts, bar graphs and downloadable reports with the performance reporting tools."
Fuel management is one of the most requested features in AFS Connect Executive, with instant messaging to alert owners in cases of fuel theft as well as fuel consumption reporting and comparison between multiple machines. It also provides historical reporting and monitoring of remaining fuel to help producers plan and manage fuel delivery and regular service.
The anti-theft system could lower producers insurance premiums, and telematics products overall help reduce operating and maintenance costs while increasing equipment resale value, reports Mecham. "In addition, the ability to remotely download machine data increases labor efficiency and reduces downtime with AFS Connect," he says.
The AFS Connect Manager and Executive packages will be available as dealer-installed kits for Case IH 7230, 8230 and 9230 Axial-Flow combines, Magnum tractors and Austoft sugarcane harvesters in Spring 2012. In addition, they can be retro-fitted on 2010 and 2011 models. The display software update is installed into existing AFS Pro 700 monitors.
This past summer, Case IH announced the creation of the Precision Agriculture business unit, allowing the company to expand its industry partnerships and provide cutting-edge precision solutions. "AFS Connect is the first step in what will become a new and extensive line of product offerings," says Mecham. "We are proud of our current AFS precision farming offering, with one of the industry's most accurate autoguidance systems, easy-to-use machine control interfaces and accurate variable rate delivery systems. This established platform provides a strong foundation for our new telematics products.
"Through our strategic alliance with Trimble, a recognized leader in GPS and precision technology, Case IH will be able to provide even more innovative precision applications and services designed specifically for Case IH equipment," adds Mecham. "This re-commitment to precision agriculture is further proof of our dedication to providing Case IH customers with cutting-edge solutions, to help them be ready to meet the needs of a growing global population."
Case IH is a global leader in agricultural equipment, committed to collaborating with its customers to develop the most powerful, productive, reliable equipment – designed to meet today's agricultural challenges. Challenges like feeding an expanding global population on less land, meeting ever-changing government regulations and managing input costs. With headquarters in the United States, Case IH has a network of dealers and distributors that operates in over 160 countries. Case IH provides agricultural equipment systems, flexible financial service offerings and parts and service support for professional farmers and commercial operators through a dedicated network of professional dealers and distributors. Productivity enhancing products include tractors; combines and harvesters; hay and forage equipment; tillage tools; planting and seeding systems; sprayers and applicators; site-specific farming tools and utility vehicles. Case IH is a brand of CNH (NYSE: CNH), a majority-owned subsidiary of Fiat Industrial S.p.A. (FI.MI).
Image Caption: The introduction of AFS Connect telematics in the Case IH Advanced Farming Systems (AFS) lineup represents the beginning of a new era in equipment technology. The chart below outlines some of the capabilities of Case IH's two new telematics programs – AFS Connect Manager and AFS Connect Executive – which will be available through Case IH dealerships next spring.
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Barri de Gracia, located north of the intersection of the exclusive Passeig de Gracia and Avinguda Diagonal, is the most traditional of the neighborhoods in downtown Barcelona. Independent from the Catalonian capital until almost the early 20th century, Gracia still has a strong village feeling to it, with many traditional workshops and low-rise buildings, and a unique character. It is also one of the most charming areas, with narrow cobblestone streets and alleys, and tree-shaded squares packed with cafes and restaurants. One of these is the Placa del Sol, one of the prettiest pedestrian squares in Gracia, lined with bars that offer al fresco dining and drinking year-round.
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SpaceX to launch its fourth Falcon 1 rocket on Sunday BY STEPHEN CLARK SPACEFLIGHT NOW Posted: September 27, 2008 Capping off nearly two months of frenzied activity at SpaceX's California headquarters, the company's beleaguered Falcon 1 rocket stands ready for a fourth shot at success, officials announced Saturday. Everything is on schedule for launch between 7 p.m. and midnight EDT Sunday night, according to an update posted on the company's Web site.
The two-stage rocket and its dummy payload will turn east from Kwajalein and reach orbit about nine-and-a-half minutes after launch. See a detailed launch timeline here. The launch window opening equates to 11 a.m. local time Monday at the central Pacific site. SpaceX has four days to get the Falcon 1 off the ground or else wait until the end of October. An air-launched Pegasus rocket has range tracking and communications facilities booked for an Oct. 19 mission. The announcement came after more than eight weeks of work to overcome the failed launch of the last Falcon 1 booster on Aug. 2. Elon Musk, founder, CEO and chief technical officer of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., ordered a new rocket to be ready within weeks after the company's third failure in as many tries. Earlier launches in 2006 and 2007 also fell short of orbit, delaying Musk's dream of revolutionizing space travel through lower costs and easier access to space. The Falcon 1, priced at $7.9 million per launch, was privately developed by a team of engineers bankrolled by Musk's independent fortune. Engineers quickly traced the August failure to a collision between the rocket's first and second stages as the two bodies separated about two-and-a-half minutes after liftoff. The root cause of the crash was unexpected residual thrust emanating from the first stage Merlin engine after shutdown. On-board timers triggered stage separation one-and-a-half seconds after the engine cutoff command, but the Merlin was still producing about one percent of its total thrust. The thrust propelled the spent first stage into the base of the second stage, dooming the mission. The problem did not occur on earlier Falcon missions because the August launch included an upgraded Merlin 1C engine with a regenerative cooling system. The new engine takes longer to shut down than expected. SpaceX changed the timer setting to five seconds for this mission, allowing enough time for the Merlin to shut down and reach zero thrust before stage separation. Hardware for Sunday's mission, called Flight 4 in the SpaceX naming system, was already under construction when Flight 3 launched in August. Engineers later shipped the rocket for pressure and structural integrity checks at the company's test facility in McGregor, Texas. The vehicle was transported back to SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., for final preparations, painting and engine work. Officials said the rocket completed testing in Texas within 24 hours. Tim Buzza, SpaceX's vice president of launch operations, said the rocket for Flight 4 will be identical to the booster lost during Flight 3. The launch trajectory will also mimic the design of the doomed August flight. "This is the first time we've duplicated a mission like this," Buzza said. "We just changed that one little timer setting." The quick turnaround precluded any significant changes, and engineers are eager to compare data from the two flights. "We're really back to the fundamentals of what test flights are all about," Buzza said. "You tweak little things here and there, then go off and try again." SpaceX previously upgraded software and engine components between flights. Flight 4 had been slated to launch a small Malaysian satellite called RazakSat, but Musk pulled the payload from the upcoming mission. The decision made good on a commitment to complete a successful Falcon 1 flight before launching RazakSat, Musk said. SpaceX instead hastily developed a 364-pound aluminum dummy to take the place of RazakSat. The six-sided mass simulator, fabricated by SpaceX specifically for this mission, stands about five feet tall and will remain attached to the Falcon 1's second stage after reaching orbit. The Falcon 1 stages were loaded aboard the cargo hold of an Air Force C-17 Globemaster for a chartered flight from Los Angeles Sept. 3. The hardware arrived at Kwajalein the next day, according to SpaceX. SpaceX previously used a regularly-scheduled cargo freighter to deliver rocket parts from California to Kwajalein. The 6,000-mile trip took more than a week, and Buzza said the launch would probably be pushed well into October if the company used the ship to transport Flight 4 equipment. Engineers connected the rocket stages and attached the payload fairing inside the Falcon 1 assembly hangar at Omelek. The rocket was hoisted vertically on the pad about two weeks after the hardware arrived at the launch site. SpaceX completed a static ignition test of the first stage's Merlin 1C engine Sept. 20. Technicians spent the past week replacing and testing a component in the liquid oxygen supply line of the second stage Kestrel engine. Less than 25 people, including managers, engineers and technicians, support normal Falcon 1 launch operations at Kwajalein. Kwajalein Atoll is located 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii in the Marshall Islands. The U.S. Army leases a portion of the island chain as part of the military's Reagan Test Site. "There's no question that Kwajalein throws us some logistics challenges," Buzza said. Shipping needed parts and rocket components to Kwajalein on short notice usually depends on finding extra room on cargo flights to the remote outpost, according to Buzza. SpaceX chose to launch the Falcon 1 from Kwajalein after the Air Force said the company's original pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., interfered with Atlas 5 rocket operations nearby. The 2005 decision to move to Kwajalein added more complexities to rocket processing but opened up more payload opportunities for the light launcher, Buzza said. 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Colombo appoints Sinhala Chief Secretary, sidelines Tamils in EPC[TamilNet, Tuesday, 25 September 2012, 17:20 GMT]Sri Lankan government has appointed a Sinhalese, Mr DMS Abeygunawardena as Chief Secretary of the predominantly Tamil-speaking Eastern Province. Not a single Tamil has been appointed as minister by Colombo. Apart from the Muslim Chief Minister, three Muslims and a Sinhalese have been appointed as ministers to the newly formed EPC. Paramilitary operative Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillaiyan is the sole member of the newly elected EPC from the Batticaloa district, but he declined to accept a ministerial portfolio. Instead he has been appointed by the SL President as his advisor for the entire Eastern Province. A former provincial minister, T. Navaratnarajah, was appointed for one of the two bonus seats of the UPFA. The other is a Sinhalese from the Ampaa'rai district. With the formation of the merged North East Provincial Council the post of Chief Secretary was held by Tamil civil servants, first by Dr K.Vigneswaran, then Mr.V.N.Sivarajah, Mr.G.Krishnamoorthy and Mr.S.Rangarajah. With the de-merger of the two provinces on a court order in a case filed by the Sinhala extremist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, which was once a constituent of the ruling United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA), first election to the de-merged Eastern Provincial Council was held in 2008 and Mr.Balasingham was appointed as the Chief Secretary. He was on extension after he reached his sixty years of age. The outgoing Tamil Chief Secretary Mr V.P.Balasingham handed over the office to Abeyagunawardene at a function held at the Chief Secretarys Secretariat situated at Varoathayanakar in Trincomalee on Monday. |
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Released: Sep 01st, 1995
Running Time: 98
Director: Bionca (I)
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Peter North, Christina West, Yvonne (I), Mark Davis, Gerry Pike, Careena Collins, Dru Berrymore, Channone, Jill Kelly, Natalie Tizara, Ariana (I)
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Careena Collins, one of the most unpretentiously hot rockets in the jizz biz, asks Bionca and Bruce Seven to arrange her first double-penetration. Impatient for her studs to arrive, the insatiable Ms. Collins, dressed like a hillbilly girl from L'il Abner, grabs the nearest dildos and "anal"-yzes herself. Later, her orifice help (Peter North, Mark Davis) arrive and what ensues is a smoke-filled, pelvic-pounding d.p. threesome that merits Best Group Scene consideration.
French newcomer Channone shows off her body english with a nicely choreographed tease that inspires Yvonne and Ariana to join her onstage before enacting an orgy, conspicuous for its use of condoms, with Mark Davis, Gerry Pike, and Luc Wylder. Finally Dru Berrymore is "taken to the limit" by having all of her body hair encounter the razor's edge. Then, in an ensuing five-girl oil orgy, the bald babe gets -- balled. Oh, Schick!
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Pin-bearing strengths for the design of bolted connections with pultruded material
Zafari, B. and Mottram, J. Toby (James Toby), 1958- (2011) Pin-bearing strengths for the design of bolted connections with pultruded material. In: Fifth International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2010), Beijing, China, Sep 27-29, 2010. Published in: Advances in FRP Composites in Civil Engineering pp. 99-102.
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Presented in this paper are test results for the determination of the pin-bearing strength of pultruded fibre reinforced polymer material required to calculate the bearing resistance of bolted connections under factored loading. It is well-known [1] that single-bolted and multi-
bolted connections of pultruded material fail ultimately in a number of distinct failure modes (e.g. bearing, shear-out, cleavage, net-tension and block shear). Bearing is the only one of the mechanisms that does not give a brittle failure response, and can provide the connection with a degree of damage tolerance, which is desirable. The design calculation for bearing resistance is given by the projected area of bearing bolt times the specified bearing strength (Fbr) in the direction of the connection force, which is then multiplied by the number of
bolts. In [2] a historical review on the determination of Fbr, is reported, and evaluated to show that there is a lack of consistency in how this strength has been measured, and much uncertainty on what values are to be taken in the resistance calculations. A comparison in [2]
of pin-bearing strength measurements, based on the two test methodologies given in ASTM D5764 [3] and BS EN ISO 13706 [4], showed that the 'timber' approach is suitable when there is a restriction on the size of coupon specimen that can be cut from a pultruded section. Presented are new test results for pin-bearing strengths when is equal to 0, 45 or 90 degrees, using the 'timber' approach. An evaluation of the data (with varying pin diameter-to-thickness ratio) is made with the aim of establishing how we establish a specified strength for
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Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TH Building construction |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Engineering |
Journal or Publication Title: | Advances in FRP Composites in Civil Engineering |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Official Date: | 1 August 2011 |
Page Range: | pp. 99-102 |
Status: | Peer Reviewed |
Publication Status: | Published |
Conference Paper Type: | Paper |
Title of Event: | Fifth International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2010) |
Type of Event: | Conference |
Location of Event: | Beijing, China |
Date(s) of Event: | Sep 27-29, 2010 |
URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/46610 |
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dc.contributor.author | Pretorius, Annette Sophia | |
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dc.date.issued | 2007-03-01T11:33:19Z | |
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dc.description.abstract | The aim of this research report is to explore the extent to which public art in postapartheid, democratic South Africa may contribute both to urban regeneration and nation building as well as the extent to which contemporary African monumental public art could reflect African heritage and traditions (Nettleton 2003:3). Another issue that is explored is the role of patronage in determining the function of public art in post-apartheid South Africa. Case studies in the form of two examples of post-apartheid public, namely the Freedom Park and the Constitution Hill projects art are used to explore the functions of public art in South Africa. In summary this research report therefore analyses: • The nature and function of public art-historical issues; • The practical issues affecting the production of public art in post-apartheid South Africa; • The socio-political factors that mitigate for or against the ability of public art to function effectively in the post-apartheid South African context; and • How these functions feed into the broader issues of making a contribution in a demographically complex, post-apartheid South Africa. | en |
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Welcome to our Flat-Belly Challenge [1]: 21 days of workouts, belly-blasting tips, and fat-burning recipe ideas to help you feel slimmer and more confident all Summer. Today, day 14 includes a yoga sequence to help flatten your middle, plus a satisfying high-protein dinner with a weight-loss salad.
Flat-Belly Yoga Sequence
Skip the crunches and hop on your mat for this effective yoga workout designed to target the abs [2]. Begin with a few Sun Salutations to warm up, and then move through this 14-pose sequence on the right side, and repeat on the left. Keep in mind that solely doing core-strengthening moves like these isn't the key to a flatter stomach, but it is part of the equation. Toned abs will look slimmer once you do lose overall body fat from doing cardio, and having more muscle mass increases your calorie burn.
Fat-Burning Dinner: High-Protein Peppers With a Flat-Belly Salad
With just a few ingredients including red peppers, ground turkey, and tomatoes, in less than 30 minutes, you can create a fresh, clean meal [3] with more than 30 grams of protein! A meal high in protein will satiate your hunger, so you stay satisfied without the urge to reach for a high-calorie late-night treat. This Italian Paleo-friendly recipe is low in carbs and is just 285 calories, so you can enjoy it with the flat-belly salad [4] below.
Made with fiber-rich Bibb lettuce, this salad gets an extra boost from hydrating cucumbers that help flush out the digestive system. The enzymes in the pineapple ease digestion, and besides adding a unique sweetness to the dish, blueberries are proven to diminish belly fat. Avocado and almonds not only add bloat-reducing fiber, but since they're both considered MUFAs (monounsaturated fatty acids), they also help keep belly fat at bay. Topped with a homemade lemon chia seed dressing, this salad is amazingly delicious.
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Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. warned consumers today about a telephone scam that attempts to get consumers to reveal their checking account numbers.
A woman in Frederick County received a phone call from someone who said he worked for "Telguard," which he said was contracted by the Maryland Attorney Generals Office to contact citizens about credit card fraud. He told the woman that she was entitled to $476.21 as a result of a class action suit because her credit card company had overcharged her account from 1998 to the present. The caller recited the womans name, her husbands name and their address. The woman was told to give the routing numbers and account number of her checking account so the money could be automatically deposited in her account. The consumer did not do so, and reported the call to the Attorney Generals Office.
In fact, there is no such class action suit, and the Attorney Generals Office has not contracted with any company to contact citizens about any class action suit.
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I'll try to do a review video today sometime; it comes with a little "V" shaped plastic stand which has two notches in it, so you can stand your tablet on edge, fully supported, at a comfortable viewing/typing angle.
The keyboard is 19.99 from Amazon, comes with 2x AAA batteries, is VERY well made and doesn't skid about, thanks to the great rubber feet on the underside.
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Finally, please find attached a ZIP file containing the keymaps pertinent to this exact keyboard model, which re-map @ " \ | # ~ ¬ ` etc, to the correct keys for a UK QWERTY layout (the default seems to be UK, Mac - where @ and " and others are transposed.
The "Keyboard" icon key (second from right, top row, next to "DELETE"), now unlocks the "hudl" when locked - I modded the keymap so that this key is now seen as "MENU" key.
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J. Dev. Biol. 2013, 1(1), 3-19; doi:10.3390/jdb1010003
Evolutionary Origin of the Proepicardium
Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Málaga, E29071 Málaga, Spain
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Received: 11 April 2013 / Revised: 13 May 2013 / Accepted: 17 May 2013 / Published: 30 May 2013
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Epicardial Development and Cardiovascular Disease)
The embryonic epicardium and the cardiac mesenchyme derived from it are critical to heart development. The embryonic epicardium arises from an extracardiac progenitor tissue called the proepicardium, a proliferation of coelomic cells located at the limit between the liver and the sinus venosus. A proepicardium has not been described in invertebrates, and the evolutionary origin of this structure in vertebrates is unknown. We herein suggest that the proepicardium might be regarded as an evolutionary derivative from an ancient pronephric external glomerulus that has lost its excretory role. In fact, we previously described that the epicardium arises by cell migration from the primordia of the right pronephric external glomerulus in a representative of the most primitive vertebrate lineage, the lamprey Petromyzon marinus. In this review, we emphasize the striking similarities between the gene expression profiles of the proepicardium and the developing kidneys, as well as the parallelisms in the signaling mechanisms involved in both cases. We show some preliminary evidence about the existence of an inhibitory mechanism blocking glomerular differentiation in the proepicardium. We speculate as to the possibility that this developmental link between heart and kidney can be revealing a phylogenetically deeper association, supported by the existence of a heart-kidney complex in Hemichordates. Finally, we suggest that primitive hematopoiesis could be related with this heart-kidney complex, thus accounting for the current anatomical association of the hematopoietic stem cells with an aorta-gonad-mesonephros area. In summary, we think that our hypothesis can provide new perspectives on the evolutionary origin of the vertebrate heart.Keywords:
epicardium; evolution; development; pronephros; glomerulus
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This guide describes how to build the Jikes RVM. The first section is an overview of the Jikes RVM build process and this is followed by your system requirements and a detailed description of the steps required to build JikesRVM.
Compiling the source code
The majority of the Jikes RVM is written in Java and will be compiled into class files just as with other Java applications. There is also a small portion of the Jikes RVM that is written in C that must be compiled with a C compiler such as gcc. The Jikes RVM uses Ant version 1.6.5 or later as the build tool that orchestrates the build process and executes the steps required in building the Jikes RVM.
Generating source code
The build process also generates Java and C source code based on build time constants such as the selected instruction architecture, garbage collectors and compilers. The generation of the source code occurs prior to the compilation phase.
Bootstrapping the RVM
The Jikes RVM compiles Java class files and produces arrays of code and data. To build itself the Jikes RVM will execute on an existing Java Virtual Machine and compiles a copy of it's own class files into a boot image for the code and data using thw boot image writer tool. The boot image runner is a small C program that loads the boot image and transfers control flow into the Jikes RVM.
Class libraries
The Java class library is the mechanism by which Java programs communicate with the outside world. The Jikes RVM uses the GNU Classpath class library. The developer can either specify a particular version of GNU Classpath to use or they can allow the build process to download and build an appropriate version of the library.
Target Requirements
The Jikes RVM is known to work on certain combinations of instruction architectures, address widths and operating systems. The following table details the targets that have historically been supported and the current status of the support. The target.name column is the identifier that the Jikes RVM uses to identify this target.
target.name |
Operating System |
Instruction Architecture |
Address Size |
Status |
ia32-linux |
Linux |
ia32 |
32 bits |
ia32-osx |
ia32 |
32 bits |
Unknown |
ppc32-aix |
PowerPC |
32 bits |
Unknown |
ppc32-linux |
Linux |
PowerPC |
32 bits |
ppc32-osx |
PowerPC |
32 bits |
Not Working |
ppc64-aix |
PowerPC |
64 bits |
Unknown |
ppc64-linux |
Linux |
PowerPC |
64 bits |
Not Working |
x86_64-linux |
Linux |
ia32 |
64 bits |
There was a port to win32 at one stage but this was never integrated into the main Jikes RVM codebase.
Tool Requirements
Java Virtual Machine
The Jikes RVM requires an existing Java Virtual Machine that conforms to Java 5.0 such as Sun JDK 1.5 or IBM JDK 5.0. Some Java Virtual Machines are unable to cope with compiling the Java class library so it is recomended that you install one of the above mentioned JVMs if they are not already installed on your system. The remaining build instructions assume that this Java Virtual Machine on your path. You can run "java -version" to check you are using the correct JVM.
Ant version 1.6.5 or later is the tool required to orchestrate the build process. You can download and install the Ant tool from http://ant.apache.org/ if it is not already installed on your system. The remaining build instructions assume that $ANT_HOME/bin is on your path. You can run "ant -version" to check you are running the correct version of ant.
C Tool Chain
The Jikes RVM assumes that the GNU C Tool Chain is present on the system or a tool chain that is reasonably compatible. Most modern *nix environments satisfy this requirement.
As part of the build process the Jikes RVM uses the bison tool which should be present on most modern *nix environments.
Perl is trivially used as part of the build process but this requirement may be removed in future releases of Jikes RVM. Perl is also used as part of the regression and performance testing framework.
GNU Awk is required as part of the regression and performance testing framework but is not required when building Jikes RVM.
Defining Ant properties
There are a number of ant properties that are used to control the build process of the Jikes RVM. These properties may either be specified on the command line by "-Dproperty=variable" or they may be specified in a file named ".ant.properties" in the base directory of the jikesrvm source tree. The ".ant.properties" file is a standard Java proeprty file with each line containing a "property=variable" and comments starting with a # and finishing at the end of the line. The following table describes some properties that are commonly specified.
Property |
Description |
Default |
host.name |
The name of the host environment used for building the Jikes RVM. The name should match one of the files located in the build/hosts/ directory minus the '.properties' extension. |
None |
target.name |
The name of the target environment for the Jikes RVM. The name should match one of the files located in the build/targets/ directory minus the '.properties' extension. This should only be specified when cross compiling the Jikes RVM. See Using the RVM for a detailed description of cross compilation. |
${host.name} |
config.name |
The name of the configuration used when building the Jikes RVM. The name should match one of the files located in the build/configs/ directory minus the '.properties' extension. This setting is further described in the section Configuring the RVM. |
None |
patch.name |
An identifier for the current patch applied to the source tree. See Using the RVM for a description of how this fits into the standard usage patterns of the Jikes RVM. |
"" |
components.dir |
The directory where Ant looks for external components when building the RVM. |
${jikesrvm.dir}/components |
dist.dir |
The directory where Ant stores the final jikes RVM images. |
${jikesrvm.dir}/dist |
build.dir |
The directory where Ant stores the intermediate artifacts generated when building the Jikes RVM. |
${jikesrvm.dir}/target |
At a minimum it is recomended that the user specify the host.name in the ".ant.properties" file.
The configuration files in "build/targets/" and "build/hosts/" are designed to work with a typical install but it may be necessary to overide specific properties. The easiest way to achieve this is to specify the properties to override in the ".ant.properties" file.
Selecting a Configuration
A "configuration" in terms of the Jikes RVM is the combination of build time parameters and component selection used for a particular Jikes RVM image. The Configuring the RVM section describes the details of how to define a configuration. Typical configuration names include;
- production: This configuration defines a fully optimized version of the Jikes RVM.
- development: This configuration is the same as production but with debug options enabled. The debug options perform internal verification of the Jikes RVM which means that it builds and executes more slowly.
- prototype: This configuration is compiled using an unoptimized compiler and includes minimal components which means it has the fastest build time.
- prototype-opt: This configuration is compiled using an unoptimized compiler but it includes the adaptive system and optimizing compiler. This configuration has a reasonably fast build time.
If a user is working on a particular configuration most of the time they may specify the config.name ant property in ".ant.properties" otherwise it should be passed in on the command line "-Dconfig.name=...".